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Where does “kiipeilyteline” come from?

kiipeilyteline (Finnish) comes from Finnish teline, from Finnish tela, from Proto-Germanic þelą, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

kiipeilyteline (Finnish): jungle gym, climbing frame, monkey bars

Definitions

  1. jungle gym, climbing frame, monkey bars

Ancestry of “kiipeilyteline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtelinerack, stand; scaffold, staging; apparatus
2Finnishtelaa log or other piece of wood used as support to...
3Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
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